Director Appointments
SoftBank Corp. (the “Company”) announces that it has decided the candidates for the positions of member of the Board today as below. The selections are subject to the approval of the 34th Annual General Meeting of Shareholders to be held on June 20, 2014.
Candidates for the positions of member of the Board (to be elected on June 20, 2014)
| Name | Current principal titles |
|---|---|
| Yoshimitsu Goto | Executive Corporate Officer, Finance, Corporate Communications, Investor Relations, Brand Management Division and General Manager of Finance of the Company Board Director, SoftBank Mobile Corp. President & Owner's Representative, Fukuoka SoftBank HAWKS Corp. |
| Kazuhiko Fujihara | Executive Corporate Officer, Corporate Planning, Global Business Synergies Division and General Manager of Corporate Planning of the Company Executive Vice President, Board Director & CFO, SoftBank Mobile Corp. |
| Shigenobu Nagamori | Representative Director and Chairman, President, and CEO, Nidec Corporation |
- *Mr. Shigenobu Nagamori, is an external director candidate.
Biography of candidates for the positions of member of the Board
1. Yoshimitsu Goto
Date of Birth
February 15, 1963
Biography
| Apr. 1987 | Joined The Yasuda Trust and Banking Co., Ltd. (currently Mizuho Trust & Banking Co., Ltd.) |
|---|---|
| June 2000 | Joined the Company |
| Oct. 2000 | General Manager of Finance of the Company |
| Apr. 2006 | Director, Vodafone K.K. (currently SoftBank Mobile Corp.) (to present) |
| July 2012 | Executive Corporate Officer, General Manager of Finance of the Company |
| Oct. 2013 | President & Owner's Representative, Fukuoka SoftBank HAWKS Corp. (to present) |
| Apr. 2014 | Executive Corporate Officer, Finance, Corporate Communications, Investor Relations, Brand Management Division and General Manager of Finance of the Company (to present) |
2. Kazuhiko Fujihara
Date of birth
November 2, 1959
Biography
| Apr. 1982 | Joined Toyo Kogyo Co., Ltd. (currently Mazda Motor Corporation) |
|---|---|
| Apr. 2001 | Joined the Company |
| Sept. 2001 | General Manager of Group Management of the Company |
| Nov. 2004 | Director and CFO, SoftBank BB Corp. |
| May 2005 | Director, JAPAN TELECOM CO., LTD. (currently SoftBank Telecom Corp.) |
| Apr. 2006 | Senior Vice President, CFO, Vodafone K.K. (currently SoftBank Mobile Corp.) |
| June 2012 | Executive Vice President, Board Director & CFO, SoftBank Mobile Corp. (to present) Executive Vice President, Board Director, SoftBank BB Corp. (to present) Executive Vice President, Board Director, SoftBank Telecom Corp. (to present) |
| Apr. 2014 | Executive Corporate Officer, Corporate Planning, Global Business Synergies Division and General Manager of Corporate Planning of the Company (to present) |
3. Shigenobu Nagamori
Date of birth
August 28, 1944
Biography
| July 1973 | Founds Nidec Corporation Representative Director and Chairman, President, and CEO (to present) |
|---|---|
| Mar. 1997 | Member of the Board of Directors and Chairman of Read Electronics Corporation (currently Nidec-Read Corporation) (to present) |
| Sept. 2004 | Member of the Board of Directors and Chairman of Nidec Copal Electronics Corporation (to present) |
| June 2009 | Member of the Board of Directors and Chairman of Nidec Sankyo Corporation (to present) |
| June 2013 | Member of the Board of Directors and Chairman of Nidec-Shimpo Corporation (to present) |
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